TheBudaiSaltFieldsarelocatedacrossthecoastaltownshipsofDongshi,BudaiandYizhu.The2,000-hectaresaltfieldareausedtoconsistoftenmanufacturingbasesthatwereoverseenbysixofficeslocatedalonganorth-southaxis.TAIYENsuffereddecliningsalesduetomechanizationandaprivatizationinitiative,andcurrentlythepremisesofBudaiSaltFieldscontainnothingbutthesaltmountainanda"do-it-yourself"salt-makingareaintroducedbytheBudaizuiCulturalAssociation.ThesiteservesasamemorialofTaiwan'sonce-thrivingsalt-makingindustry.